TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel Las Brisas Del Condado San Juan

Travel Blogs from San Juan

... we had gotten ourselves up and ready we loaded ourselves up into the car and headed out to the Bacardi Factory. We plugged the coordinates into my handy GPS and unlike going to El Yunque the day before, we were led right to where we wanted to be. The factory has a lot of signs leading up to it and there is no doubt of where you have arrived once you get there. The Bacardi name and emblem is stamped in every surface, floor and ceiling throughout the entire campus. ...

... and the kids prepped the boat for our guests. The walk to the airport was less than 5 minutes and since they packed light, we were able to walk back to beach and hop on the dinghy back to the boat. Once everyone was situated we picked up anchor back to water island for the night. The next day we motored to Charlotte Amelia to tour the town and visit Black Beard's Castle. The view from the top was stunning and we had a very lively ...

Puerto Rico is throwing me for a total culture shock in a way I haven't experienced since France. Since it's a US territory, I was processed in as a citizen; the first thing I saw as the tiny Piper Aztec 6-seater plane hit the ground were the golden arches of McD's and a billboard for Krispy Kreme. Eggs are refrigerated in the grocery store and there are Little Debbie ...

... transformed throughout the centuries both due impart to various war waged on San Juan, as well as the US military changing the structure to suit their needs during WW2 and the Cold War. It was such a unique experience! Later we wandered the narrow, cobble streets of Old San Juan before enjoying some triple fudge ice cream while waiting for our bus once more.

Tomorrow, we board Carnival Valour to see many West Indies islands ...

... to gamble tonight rather than try to do it in the morning and see about getting the mini bottles there.

When we arrived we were told we missed the tour but we didn't care, our goal was the gift shop. We saw a tram sitting by the parking lot, and when we tried to ask an attendant about the free drinks they hand out he asked if we wanted to do the tour so we ended up joining it after all. The tour is cheesy, but was still fun to do. They drive you over to another ...